Don't be this guy.... not sure if this was posted here, but as the Jet prop was coming in some guy recognized the couple and tried to start a casual conversation on tower frequency. I've had this happen on a busy CTAF frequency but never heard more than a "Hi so and so" then "Hi" on tower or ATC. I don't think it affected this flight, but still a dumb thing to do.
From the article:
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‘Uncalled-for communication’
In a phone interview Wednesday, McSpadden said publicly available recordings between an air traffic controller and Scanlon in the Piper show that as the plane was approaching the airport, Scanlon tells the controller about the Piper’s descent for preparation to land when a person, presumably another pilot, briefly jumps in on the air traffic control channel conversation.
The unidentified man attempts to start a casual conversation with Scanlon as the Piper approaches the airfield.
“North Las Vegas Tower N97cx descending out of 7,000 feet for landing on 30L, and uh, now we’re set to cross mid-field,” Scanlon is heard telling the air traffic controller when the man’s voice interjects.
“Hello, Carol,” the man says.
“Hi!” Scanlon responds.
“Where you going? Where you coming from?” the man asks Scanlon.
McSpadden said the unidentified man heard in the recording is likely another pilot in the area. Such an interjection, McSpadden said, was ill-advised.
“Every pilot who heard that cringed,” McSpadden said. “It’s uncalled for communication. It is unprofessional. And, it may even be problematic from a rules standpoint.
“There are two things wrong with it. You just don’t engage in any type of extraneous chatter like that on a formal frequency like a tower frequency. You don’t distract a pilot when they are coming in to land in the most critical phase of flight. … It was out of line, it was out of place, and at the very least it was a distraction.”"
Pilot in deadly NLV airport crash likely flew toward wrong runway | Las Vegas Review-Journal (reviewjournal.com)